Veterinary remedy



UNITED STATES PATENT ()riucEo OWEN R. JONES, OF \VILLIAMSBURG, IOWA.

VETERINARY REMEDY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 359,611, dated March 22, 1887.

Application tiled OCtJlJOl 18, 1886. Serial No. $6,542. (N0 ape ime'ns.) Y

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OWEN R. JONES, a citizen of the United States, residing at Williamsburg, in the county of Iowa and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Composition of Matter to be Used for the Healing of Guts, Bruises, and Sores of Domestic Animals, of which the following is a specification.

My composition consists of the following ingredients, combined in the proportions stated: pure water, one and one-half gallon; smart- Weed (Polygonmn punctatum orhydropiper) tops, one pound; burdock (Lappa major) tops, one pound; milkweed (Asclepias synced) tops, onehalf pound; marsh-mallow (ilIalvc i'otzmdtjbl'ic) root and tops, one-half pound; plantain (Plantago Americcmum) tops, one fourth pound; lanibs quarter (Chenopodium album) tops, onefourth pound; Spanish needles (Bidens bipinnat'i) tops, one-eighth pound; alcohol, one pint; kerosene-oil, one pint; dried and powdered clay, three and one-half pounds.

The foregoing herbs are to be gathered when green and placed in one and one-half gallon of pure water and steeped over a slow fire until but one (1) gallon of liquid remains, when the liquid is strained off and allowed to cool. A pint of alcohol is then added to the liquid. The clay is washed, dried, and powdered and added to the liquid, together with a pint of kerosene-oil, the ingredients to be thoroughly mingled by agitation.

The above composition is to be applied externally for the healing of cuts, bruises, and sores of domestic animals as follows; Cleanse the affected part of animal from dirt, filth, or blood with water but slightly warmed, and apply the composition thereto with a light brush or feather, giving the part affected a burdock, milk-weed, marsh-mallow, plantain,

lambs-quarter, Spanish needles, alcohol, kerosene-oil, and dried and powdered clay, in proportions specified.

OWEN R. JONES. \Vitnesses:

BENJAMIN HARRIS, RICHARD W. THOMAS.

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